Asia.
RankCountryLiteracy rate1Cuba99.81Estonia99.81Latvia99.84Barbados99.7 4Slovenia99.7 4Belarus99.74Lithuania99.74Ukraine99.79Kazakhstan99.69Tajikistan99.69Armenia99.611Azerbaijan99.511Turkmenistan99.511Russia99.511Hungary99.4 15Kyrgyzstan99.315Poland99.3 17Moldova99.2 17Tonga99.219Albania99.019Antigua and Barbuda99.0 19Australia99.0 19Austria99.0 19Belgium99.0 19Canada99.0 19Czech Republic99.0 19North Korea99.0 19Denmark99.0 19Finland99.0 19France99.0 19Germany99.0 19Guyana99.0 19Iceland99.0 19Ireland99.0 19Japan99.0 19South Korea99.0 19Luxembourg99.019Netherlands99.0 19New Zealand99.019Norway99.019Slovakia99.019Sweden99.019Switzerland99.019United Kingdom99.019United States99.043Italy98.945Samoa98.745Trinidad and Tobago98.745Croatia98.748Bulgaria98.349Spain97.949Uruguay97.951Saint Kitts and Nevis97.852Cyprus97.753Romania97.653Argentina97.655Mongolia97.356Israel97.156Greece97.158Maldives97.058Macedonia97.060Uzbekistan96.961Bosnia and Herzegovina96.762Chile96.563Serbia96.464Grenada96.065Costa Rica95.966Bahamas95.867Venezuela95.268Brunei Darussalam94.968Portugal94.970Saint Lucia94.871Hong Kong94.671Paraguay94.673Kuwait94.574Singapore94.474Fiji94.476Thailand94.177Palestinian Authority93.878Panama93.478Philippines93.480China93.381Qatar93.182Mexico92.883Colombia92.784Malta92.485Indonesia92.086Malaysia91.987Seychelles91.888Zimbabwe91.289Jordan91.190Ecuador91.091Sri Lanka90.892Bolivia90.793Suriname90.494Vietnam90.395United Arab Emirates90.095Brazil90.097Myanmar89.998Peru89.698Lebanon89.6100Dominican Republic89.1101Turkey88.7102Saint Vincent and the Grenadines88.1103Dominica88.0104Equatorial Guinea87.0105Bahrain88.8106Namibia85.0107Sao Tome and Principe84.9108Republic of the Congo84.7109Mauritius84.3110Libya84.2111Gabon84.0112Saudi Arabia82.9113Iran82.4113South Africa82.4115Lesotho82.2116Oman81.4117Botswana81.2117Cape Verde81.2119Syria80.8120El Salvador80.5121Honduras80.0122Jamaica79.9123Swaziland79.6124Nicaragua76.7126Solomon Islands76.6127Belize75.1128Tunisia74.3129Vanuatu74.0130Cambodia73.6131Kenya73.6132Egypt71.4133Madagascar70.7134Djibouti70.3135Algeria69.9136Tanzania69.4137Guatemala69.1138Nigeria69.1139Laos68.7140Zambia68.0141Cameroon67.9142Angola67.4143Democratic Republic of the Congo67.2144Uganda66.8145Rwanda64.9146Malawi64.1147India61.0148Sudan60.9149Eritrea60.5150Burundi59.3151Ghana57.9152Papua New Guinea57.3153Comoros56.8 154Haiti54.8 155Yemen54.1 156Togo53.2157Morocco52.3158Mauritania51.2159Timor-Leste50.1 160Pakistan49.9161Côte d'Ivoire48.7162Central African Republic48.6162Nepal48.6164Bangladesh47.5165Bhutan47.0166Guinea-Bissau44.8167Gambia42.5 168Senegal39.3169Mozambique38.7170Ethiopia35.9171Sierra Leone34.8172Benin34.7173Guinea29.5174Niger28.7175Chad25.7176Mali24.0177Burkina Faso23.6